A master thesis from Aalborg University
Do Androids Have Nightmares of The Big Bad Wolf: A Marxist Analysis of "Raised by Wolves"
[Har Androider Mareridt Om Den Store Stygge Ulv: En Marxistisk Analyse af "Raised by Wolves"]
Author(s)
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2021
Submitted on
2021-06-01
Pages
63 pages
Abstract
In this paper, I analyse the science fiction series Raised by Wolves, using Fredric Jameson's theory of The Political Unconscious. I do so to uncover the socially unconscious desire for change, in an attempt to raise awareness regarding issues of class inequalities, which is at times omitted from the public debate. When it is addressed, it is often drowned in the various critiques of society, and at times it can be hard to determine what is most important concerning class struggle. Therefore, I use Jameson's theory, as it reveals the unconscious desires of the collective consciousness. In my analysis, I find that Raised by Wolves contains imbedded antagonism towards the predatorial properties of human nature, which the series suggests has pervaded Western civilisation since the beginning. I then contextualise the predatorial theme to contemporary society and the ideology of neoliberalism, and I conclude that the series contains a covert utterance, expressing a desire for a regulating force to countervail the negative effects of uninhibited predatoriness.
Documents
Colophon: This page is part of the AAU Student Projects portal, which is run by Aalborg University. Here, you can find and download publicly available bachelor's theses and master's projects from across the university dating from 2008 onwards. Student projects from before 2008 are available in printed form at Aalborg University Library.
If you have any questions about AAU Student Projects or the research registration, dissemination and analysis at Aalborg University, please feel free to contact the VBN team. You can also find more information in the AAU Student Projects FAQs.